Origins of the Pro-Religion, Anti-Environmentalist Conservative Stereotype
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Origins of the Pro-Religion, Anti-Environmentalist Conservative Stereotype
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Description
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This chapter from the student-written book “Emerging Perspectives on Religion and Environmental Values in America” explores the relationship between political affiliation and environmental values, as well as the stereotypes surrounding them. It examines how religion interacts with political views and the evolution of environmental values thoughout political and religious history. Below is the first paragraph of the chapter to introduce the discussion.
"The conception of someone who is 'anti-environment' usually evokes one of two images: 1) a fat cat in a suit, smoking a cigar while lining the pockets of the fossil fuel industry, or 2) a truck-driving rural American scoffing at the Prius-driving liberals in the cities who preach about their recycling practice. This chapter focuses on the second image...The distinction has been made clear in our minds: liberals care about the environment and conservatives don’t. This, along with another common conception that conservatives are religious while liberals aren’t, paints an inaccurate picture that drives religious conservatives out of the environmental conversation. How did this happen?"
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Date Created
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04/12/2022
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Creator(s)
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Liz Vukovic
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All audiences/General public
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This photo and text were accessed on 06/10/2023 at https://ohiostate.pressbooks.pub/enr3470studentbook/chapter/origins-of-the-pro-religion-anti-environmentalist-conservative-stereotype-2/.
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